THE fact that the National Rugby League still has not signed up its major sponsor for the 2007 season is a major embarrassment for the NRL, and the game. It again raises serious questions about the influence Channel Nine exercises over a game to which it

SUNDAY March 18 and the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans will take their place in Rugby League history when Co-Captain Luke Bailey leads the Gold Coast side out onto Suncorp Stadium for their round one clash with the mighty St George Illawarra Dragons